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U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the DHL Express hub near the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport seized 2,000 counterfeit 3M masks, the agency announced Thursday.

Agents sidelined the package that came from China and listed its contents as masks on April 3.

The shipment had a declared value of $500. "When the officers inspected the package, they discovered 2,000 counterfeit 3M masks, an Intellectual Property Rights violation," the press release stated.

This fake 3M mask was among those seized by border protection agents at DHL.(Photo: Provided)

The domestic value was listed as $2,000, and if the masks were actually 3M masks, the value would have been $7,000, the agency stated. CBP officers seized the package for trademark violation.

The package was destined for a residence in Austin, Texas.

It was unclear whether the package was sent because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. "There have been other things seized - hand sanitizer," said Steven Bansbach, a public affairs official for the border protection agency in Chicago. "But no one really knows."

“Cincinnati CBP screens freight from all over the world,” said Richard Gillespie, Cincinnati Port Director. “Our officers are highly trained and work around the clock to protect the people of the United States.”